Groups

The groups you administer, the groups you belong to, the ones you could join, and what you are waiting on.

Where this lives: Manage > Groups

What this is

Groups under Manage is the page about your relationship to groups, as opposed to any one group's own page.

It holds the ones you run, the ones you are in, the ones you could join, and the ones you have asked to join.

What you see

The title reads Groups Hub. Above it sits the name of the place you are viewing in, or a line saying across every locale.

A button reading Start a group sits at the top right of the middle column. It is always there and cannot be hidden.

The wide middle column holds two panels.

My groups carries two tabs, each with a count: I administer and I belong to. When you administer none, that tab says so and explains that groups you steer or belong to gather here. At the bottom of a full list, a line says that is every group you are part of.

Discover groups holds the groups in the place you are viewing in that you have not joined. Its heading counts them and names the place. A search box narrows the list by name, description and tag.

The narrow right column holds two panels.

Pending requests lists the groups you asked to join and how long ago. When there are none it says nothing is waiting.

Groups near you pins the groups with a location on a globe.

The page header carries Add widget and Reset layout. Everything else about a panel is on the panel itself.

What you can do here

• See everything you belong to. See See your groups.
• Look for something to join. See Find a group to join.
• Make a group of your own. See Start a group.

How to

See your groups

1. Open Groups under Manage.
2. Find the My groups panel.
3. Press I administer for the ones you run, or I belong to for the rest.
4. Press a group to open it.

Find a group to join

1. Open Groups under Manage.
2. Find the Discover groups panel.
3. Type a word in the search box to narrow the list.
4. Press a group to open it, then press its join button.

You can also join straight from the card, without opening the group.

Start a group

1. Press Start a group at the top of Groups.
2. Fill in the name and description on the Group tab.
3. Choose the Group Type. The choices are Basic, Org, Ring and Family.
4. Choose a parent group if this one sits inside another.
5. Set Discovery to Public or Hidden, and choose how people join.
6. Press Create Group. You land on the group you made.

What changes for you

You must be signed in to see your own groups. A signed-out visitor is told to sign in.

Discover groups follows the pill in the top bar. Choosing a place narrows it to that place. All Locales widens it to your places.

Groups you have already joined never appear under Discover groups.

Turning a basic group into an organization needs an Organization membership or higher. Without one, a window explains that.

Where this connects

• A group's page is what opens when you press one.
• Joining and leaving explains the button at the top of a group.
• The organization tree explains how groups nest.